Death by Metal

Infobox Album |
Name = Death by Metal
Type = demo
Artist = Mantas/Death


Released = 1983
September 7 1984 (reissue)
Recorded =
Genre = Death metal
Length = 14:00 (Mantas version)
14:55 (Death reissue version)
Label = Independent
Producer =
Reviews =
Last album =
This album = "Death by Metal"
(1983)
Next album = "Reign of Terror (demo)"
(1984)

"Death by Metal" is the first demo released by Death in 1983. The demo was originally released under "Mantas" in 1983 but was reissued on September 7, 1984 as "Death". It is arguably the first work of the death metal genre. [ [http://www.emptywords.org/Martelgang01-2002.htm THE DEATH OF DEATH] Martelgang Magazine]

Original track listing

# "Legions of Doom" − 3:27
# "Evil Dead" − 3:00
# "Beyond the Unholy Grave" − 3:01
# "Power of Darkness" − 2:23
# "Death by Metal" − 2:05

The second song, "Evil Dead", is replaced with "Zombie" on the reissue release as "Death".

Reissue track listing

# "Legion of Doom" − 3:34
# "Zombie" − 3:03
# "Power of Darkness" − 2:29
# "Death by Metal" − 2:16
# "Evil Dead (live)" − 3:30

Credits

* Rick Rozz − guitar
* Charles "Evil Chuck" Schuldiner – guitar/vocals (only on Power of Darkness)
* Kam Lee − vocals/drums

The bassist on the original "Mantas" demo release is unknown and after the release they remained bass-less until they changed their name to "Death" in late 1984.

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